In Jon Paris and Susan Gantner’s last EXTRA article, they explained how RPG prototypes can make developers’ lives easier. In this article they move on to discussing how prototypes enable the passing of more “interesting” types of parameters, including files, and also how to prototype calls to bound procedures and functions.

Just as smartphones changed personal lives by bringing fresh ways to connect and interact, the insight era is affecting business operations, customer service and new product development in a similar manner. IBM POWER9* servers enable businesses to succeed in this exciting climate.

Many UNIX commands work across the spectrum of UNIX flavors—but there are specific commands that are geared specifically for AIX. Learning these is essential to being a successful AIX systems administrator. This list will focus on commands that are more geared to AIX, but a few can be used on other flavors, including Linux. While you can perform many sysadmin tasks with the AIX front end of Smit or Smitty, if you choose to eliminate the command line from your basic repertoire of tools, your skill as an admin may start to dry up. Regardless of how useful Smit may be, the command line can be your best friend—if you allow it to be.

During this webinar, we’ll discuss the key benefits of implementing an encryption solution using FieldProc and a 3rd party solution. We’ll also focus on automatic encryption Key Management best practices, and how to discover sensitive fields and protect sensitive data at rest. LEARN MORE →

Do you ever find yourself thinking, "There has to be a better way to do this?” Join Fresche’s Ray Everhart and United Heritage’s Rob McBride for this live session that demonstrates the business value derived from application documentation, analysis and better understanding of your IBM i applications. LEARN MORE →

POWERUp18: Common User Group’s annual meeting and exposition is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest Power Systems and IBM i skills and information. Join us May 20-23, 2018 for Power Systems education, networking, and fun. Learn new skills to transform your job and career.

TUG Technical Education Conference 2018: Join the Toronto User Group for its Technical Education Conference (TEC) May 30-31 at the Toronto Don Valley Hotel.
Two days and six tracks of the best in technical education for the IBM i platform.

Common Europe Congress 2018: The Common Europe Congress brings together hundreds of Power System experts, users, vendors and like-minded professionals under one roof to network, learn and share best practices. Over 75 sessions offered at Novotel Warsaw Centrum, Warsaw, Poland on June 17-20, 2018.

OCEAN TechCon18: World-Class Training by World-Class Speakers on July 19-21. Over 50 Educational Sessions. Premier Vendor Solutions Expo. Exceptional Value. Join Your Community at the Largest Annual IBM i Gathering in the West; at National University, Costa Mesa, CA.